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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS WV9942028

Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053

Petersburg, West Virginia 26847 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

25
People served
265
EPA violations
27
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 265 drinking-water violations at Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053, 10% of them health-based - above the West Virginia per-system average.

265
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053

Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053 is a federal-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 residents in Petersburg, West Virginia (Randolph County) through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 265 total violations for this system , of which 27 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 161 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Groundwater Rule, recorded in 79 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across West Virginia, EPA tracks 774 public water systems serving 1,597,057 people, with 187,590 cumulative violations and 11,480 health-based violations on record. About 99% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 242.4 violations. Statewide, 46 of 102 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (45.1%).

Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053's 265 violations sit above the West Virginia average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
25
Total Violations
265
Health-Based Violations
27
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Federal
Connections
3
County
Randolph
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
161
Treatment Tech Violations
27

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule MR 79 2025
Public Notice Other 59 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 40 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 30 2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 15 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 14 2022
Groundwater Rule TT 12 2023
Nitrate MR 9 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 4 2016
Nitrite MR 3 2020

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID WV9942028 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

West Virginia Drinking Water Authority

West Virginia's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find WV regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Groundwater Rule MR 79 SDWIS / WV9942028 / 0700
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 40 SDWIS / WV9942028 / 8000
2024 Public Notice Other 59 SDWIS / WV9942028 / 7500
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 15 SDWIS / WV9942028 / 8000
2024 Nitrate MR 9 SDWIS / WV9942028 / 1040
2023 Groundwater Rule TT 12 SDWIS / WV9942028 / 0700
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 14 SDWIS / WV9942028 / 8000
2020 Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / WV9942028 / 1041
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 4 SDWIS / WV9942028 / 8000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 30 SDWIS / WV9942028 / 3100

How Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053 Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053 West Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 265 242.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 27 14.8 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 45.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 25 2,063 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 774 regulated public water systems in West Virginia.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053 water safe to drink? ▼
Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053 (PWS ID: WV9942028) has 265 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 25 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053 serve? ▼
Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053 serves 25 people in Petersburg, West Virginia. It is a Federal-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections.
What type of violations does Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053 have? ▼
Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053 has 265 total violations: 27 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 161 monitoring/reporting violations, and 27 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053 use? ▼
Usfs Spruce Knob Campground 053 uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.